Create notification system for workstations to know when Ansible has been run.

facts/general/system.yml

@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@
     git_repo_http: https://{{ git_host }}/{{ git_user }}/{{ git_project }}
     git_repo_ssh: ssh://git@{{ git_host }}:{{ git_ssh_port }}/{{ git_user }}/{{ git_project }}
     shared_rc_install_dir: ~/.git-env-shared
+    notify_log: "ansible.notify.log"
 
 - name: General | Facts | System | Global [2/2]
   set_fact:
     shared_rc_bin: "{{ shared_rc_install_dir }}/bin-shared"
+    notify_log_file: /var/log/{{ notify_log }}
+    notify_log_file_wip: /tmp/{{ notify_log }}.wip
 
 - name: General | Facts | System | Linux
   set_fact:

local.yml

@@ -21,6 +21,19 @@
     - include_tasks: facts/general/user.yml
 
 
+    ####### Start #######
+
+    - name: Main | Start
+      block:
+
+      - name: Main | Start | Notify | Touch File
+        include_tasks: tasks/general/acct_mgmt/notify.yml
+
+      - name: Main | Start | Notify | Add Message
+        shell : echo "'Ansible' 'Provisioning started @ `date`'" >> "{{ notify_log_file }}"
+
+      when: workstation == true
+
     ####### NixOS #######
     # Install the .nix files and do a little data setup.
 
@@ -246,8 +259,25 @@
     ####### Reporting #######
     # Provide information for analysis.
 
+    - name: Main | Reporting
+      block:
+
       - include_tasks: tasks/general/software/telegraf.yml
 
       - include_tasks: tasks/general/tests/services.yml
       - include_tasks: tasks/general/tests/lynis.yml
       - include_tasks: tasks/general/tests/nmap.yml
+
+
+    ####### Finish #######
+
+    - name: Main | Finish
+      block:
+
+      - name: Main | Finish | Notify | Touch File
+        include_tasks: tasks/general/acct_mgmt/notify.yml
+
+      - name: Main | Finish | Notify | Add Message
+        shell : echo "'Ansible' 'Provisioning finished @ `date`'" >> "{{ notify_log_file }}"
+
+      when: workstation == true

tasks/general/acct_mgmt/notify.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+# Create and manage permissions for notify log.
+
+- name: General | Notify | Update File
+  shell: "{{ item }}"
+  loop:
+    - touch "{{ notify_log_file }}"
+    - chmod 777 "{{ notify_log_file }}"

tasks/general/acct_mgmt/users.yml

@@ -1099,6 +1099,15 @@
       if [ -f ~/.rc_shared ]; then
         source ~/.rc_shared
       fi
+    process_notify_log: |
+      if [[ -e {{ notify_log_file }} ]]; then
+        cp "{{ notify_log_file }}" "{{ notify_log_file_wip }}" 1>/dev/null
+        echo -n "" > "{{ notify_log_file }}"
+        cat "{{ notify_log_file_wip }}" | while read title message; do
+          notify-send "$title" "$message"
+        done
+        sh -c "rm '{{ notify_log_file_wip }}'"
+      fi
 
 
 - name: General | Account Management | Users | Files | Common Variable
@@ -1181,6 +1190,7 @@
       {{ alias_flatpak_clean }}
       {{ alias_commit }}
       {{ function_loop }}
+      {{ process_notify_log }}
 
 - name: General | Account Management | Users | Files | .bashrc
   blockinfile:

tasks/workstation/shared/settings/gnome.yml

@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
         true && inc_dconf &&
 
       dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/notifications/show-banners \
-        false && inc_dconf &&
+        true && inc_dconf &&
       dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/notifications/application/org-gnome-evolution-alarm-notify/enable-sound-alerts \
         false && inc_dconf &&
       dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/notifications/application/org-gnome-evolution-alarm-notify/enable \